Dear Best Friends,

I love you and miss you already

Who knew it was possible to have so many best friends and have made them so fast? While I was undoubtedly nervous I would come to school and not make any friends like the kids you hear about in high school, I’m glad somehow we all managed to be on the same floor or find each other in the first week. While it may have been awkward in the beginning because we were just people who were in the same group together or lived on the same floor, you have now become my best friends and family.

While living with a bunch of teenagers is full of noise, a small lack of cleanliness, and teen angst, there is no one else I’d rather come crying to or have dance parties with than you all. In just four short months you have all become my family and have made school home and my actual home a place I sleep occasionally (sorry mom and dad). I don’t know if other friend groups are as emotional, loving, or weird as us, but I bet they all wish they were. It baffles me how much time we spend with each other without getting annoyed with each other; in fact we only grow closer. I didn’t believe people when they said you meet your best friends in college, because I already had such amazing friends, but it makes complete sense now. You all challenge me intellectually to grow both as a student and as a citizen of the world and for that I am so thankful!

Thank you for: indulging me in my weird stories, going to buy pizza rolls with me, responding to my apocalyptic snapchats about jumping out of windows when I can’t read another chapter, going roller skating with me and almost dying, and accepting that I will always invite too many people to eat dinner with us! While we are a very dysfunctional family, I wouldn't have wanted to take L’s without you guys this semester :)

I feel so lucky and privileged going home so sad, because it means I am missing something so great. You all have filled my heart with grateful joy and for that I will always be thankful for!

Love you always